Terry Meiners, Tim Wilson, and Rachel Platt on the set of WHAS-TV’s “Great Day Live” — November 21, 2012

Tim Wilson passed away on February 26, 2014 of a massive heart attack. He delighted audiences throughout the midwest and southern states with songs and stories about his crazy life. He was 52 and is survived by his treasured wife Deidre “Sweetie” Wilson and two children from a previous marriage.

Noting that his wife Deidre is African American and refined him to the ways of the modern world, Tim Wilson claimed to be the only white man in America who voted for both Mitch McConnell and Barack Obama.

Tim Wilson’s “Gettin’ My Mind Right” CD featured his first wife, a former Israeli soldier. The album title is a takeoff of a line from the film “Cool Hand Luke.”

Tim appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and on the ABC sitcom Grace Under Fire. He played clubs across America but always reserved two weeks in April to play Louisville during the Kentucky Derby season.

The rarest sight in the world was an empty seat at a Tim Wilson show.

He was scheduled to return to Louisville’s Laughing Derby club in April.

My favorite Tim Wilson radio bits include his Uncle B.S. stories about a lying relative who inserted himself into pivotal moments in history, Tim’s various car trouble dilemmas, and the nuances of Southern accents.